Richard Theodore LYNCH

 

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Source : Aéro-Mémoire-39/45

ARMY SERIAL NUMBERT-192721 (15086286)
AGE22 yo
DATE OF BIRTH1922
STATEColumbus, OHIO
FAMILYSingle
RANKFirst Officer
FONCTIONNavigator
JOB before ENLISTEMENTSalespersonsOH
DATE of ENLISTEMENT22 january 1942 Fort Benjamin Harrison INDIANA
SQUADRON155th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron
GROUP10th Photographic Reconnaissance Group
ARMY9th Air Force
DATE OF DEATH18 july 1944

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Sourcce : F Lavernhe

STATUSKIA
PLACE OF DEATHVire region
DATA PLAN

Douglas A-20 Havoc - type J - s/n 43-21466

Douglas A 20G Havoc
Macr: 7662
Mission: Photographic reconnaissance on the Torigny sur Vire region (14)
Take-Off: Station 465 Chalgrove, Oxfordshire UK

Region of Torigny sur Vire. His plane was last seen at 23:51 on 17 July. The plane crashed in Bricqueville sur mer and the body drifted to Regnéville on the sea

CEMETERY TEMPORARYCEMETERY TEMPORARY of St James N°3578
CEMETERYBRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY de St James

Map St James American Cemetery

GRAVE
PlotRowGrave
K31
DECORATION

Air Medal 

Purple Heart

World War II Victory Medal

 

Photo FDLM

Photo FDLM

victory medal


 

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SOURCES INFORMATIONSAad.archives.gov/aad - Francecrashes39-45.net -  Esnol- Dupré Patricia
SOURCES PHOTOSCarl DiMaria - Frédéric LAVERNHE
PROGRAMMEURSFrédéric & Renaud
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